Donald Trump announced his presidential run 10 years ago, profoundly impacting American politics and society since then. Having run three times with wins in 2016 and 2024, his presence is felt in virtually all national conversations. Peter Baker notes that despite not occupying the White House for the entire decade, Trump has influenced discourse across multiple sectors including politics, media, and culture. Aaron Blake highlights the decline of truth, pointing to Trump's record of falsehoods, which have fundamentally altered how political narratives are treated in contemporary media.
At this point, Trump's falsehoods often aren't even treated as news. And that's because, strictly speaking, they're not new. He spouted more than 30,000 false and misleading claims in his first term, according to The Washington Post.
In a sense, it does not matter that Mr. Trump has actually occupied the White House for less than half of that 10 years. He has shaped and influenced the national discourse since June 16, 2015.
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